A coffee brand has been recalled for causing boners

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Now, we do know coffee is a fantastic way to get you started on your day but surely even you’d agree that it wouldn’t help if it does the same to your… erm… Excalibur. Turns out a brand of Malaysian coffee does just that and is being taken off the shelves for causing — and this is completely true — erections. Apparently Kopi Jantan Tradisional New Herbs Coffee contains a Viagara-like ingredient that gets you and your little friend up and about.

So what’s the problem with that? If you’ve ever bothered to read anything about penile erection pills (and we’d totally understand if you haven’t), you’d probably know they aren’t the best things for your blood pressure (how else do you think your John is in full attention?) or indeed your heart. Obviously then, the FDA has a problem with that. Washington Post quoted the FDA saying in a statement “Desmethyl carbodenafil is structurally similar to sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, an FDA approved prescription drug for erectile dysfunction.” According to the FDA, the coffee itself could be dangerous as it is capable of lowering blood pressure to dangerous levels. Moreover, the packaging of the product failed to mention a milk ingredient that could have been an unpleasant surprise for people with diary allergies.

And so Bestherbs Coffee LLC, the import company single-handedly run by Albert Lee who sells the coffee online to customers from his residence in Texas is recalling the product. According to the FDA, the coffee slipped past customs because it was labelled as a… wait for it… herbal supplement.